Where does Benjamin Devienne work?

Benjamin Devienne is Founder of Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker).

What companies did Benjamin Devienne found?

Benjamin Devienne founded Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker).

Where did Benjamin Devienne go to school?

Benjamin Devienne studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Visiting Scientist (UdeM PhD exchange), Machine Learning); Y Combinator (YC S20); Université de Montréal (M.sc. (Started as a PhD), Applied Mathematics).

Benjamin Devienne

Founder

Founder at Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker)

Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

FoundedJam.gg (formerly Piepacker) · YC

About

Benjamin Devienne held roles at EA, Ubisoft, and Gameloft working on game development and data science before becoming Head of Analytics at Facebook and Head of Research at Twitch. He is a co-founder of Jam.gg and Onibi.

Founder at Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker)YC S20

Intro paths

Benjamin went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Benjamin can intro founders to Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker)'s investors below.

Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker)'s investors · 2

Makers FundSingapore · $500K – $40M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker)

Jules TestardFounder

Experience

onibiFoundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Jam.ggCo-Founder · CEO2020 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
TwitchHead of Research2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
MIT Sloan School of ManagementGuest Lecturer2018 — 2019Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
FacebookHead of Analytics2017 — 2019Menlo Park, California
GameloftHead of Data Science2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Université de MontréalGuest Lecturer2012 — 2017Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
Université de MontréalResearcher2013 — 2015Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
Université de MontréalResearch Project Manager2011 — 2012Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
Université de MontréalData Analyst2011 — 2012Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
UbisoftEconomist2012 — 2013Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
Electronic ArtsAnalytics2012 — 2013Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
Orange Labs UK - R&DJunior Analyst2008 — 2009London Area, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Python22SQL18C++16Ruby3Excel6Photoshop19IBM SPSS3Flash6HTML + CSS4Data Science16Machine Learning12Analytics8

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Data VisualizationMonetizationStatistical ModelingAlgorithm DesignBig DataPredictive ModelingLinear ProgrammingGame DesignStructural Equation ModelingGamificationLISRELGame Mechanics

Languages Chinese · English · French · Japanese · Spanish

From Benjamin's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Benjamin Devienne?: Benjamin Devienne held roles at EA, Ubisoft, and Gameloft working on game development and data science before becoming Head of Analytics at Facebook and Head of Research at Twitch. He is a co-founder of Jam.gg and Onibi.
Where does Benjamin Devienne work?: Benjamin Devienne is Founder of Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker).
What companies did Benjamin Devienne found?: Benjamin Devienne founded Jam.gg (formerly Piepacker).
Where did Benjamin Devienne go to school?: Benjamin Devienne studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Visiting Scientist (UdeM PhD exchange), Machine Learning); Y Combinator (YC S20); Université de Montréal (M.sc. (Started as a PhD), Applied Mathematics).

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